Kang Kyung-wha

Kang Kyung-wha
강경화
Kang in 2019
36th Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office June 18, 2017 – February 8, 2021
President	Moon Jae-in
Prime Minister	Lee Nak-yon Chung Sye-kyun
Preceded by	Yun Byung-se
Succeeded by	Chung Eui-yong
Personal details
Born	(1955-04-07) April 7, 1955 (age 69) Seoul, South Korea
Spouse	Lee Yill-byung
Children	1 son and 2 daughters[1]
Alma mater	Yonsei University University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Signature
Korean name
Hangul	강경화
Hanja	康京和
Revised Romanization	Gang Gyeong(-)hwa
McCune–Reischauer	Kang Kyŏnghwa

Kang Kyung-wha (Korean: 강경화; Hanja: 康京和; born April 7, 1955) is a South Korean diplomat and politician who served as the first female Foreign Minister of South Korea under President Moon Jae-in from 2017 to 2021 as well as the first woman nominated for and appointed to the position.^[2][3] She is also the first Korean woman to hold a high-level position in the United Nations. Previously, Kang was the first non-exam-taker to become a director-general in the ministry. She is the first South Korean foreign minister to join the official South Korean delegation for the inter-Korean summit as well as to visit Pyongyang, the North Korean capital. Kang is the current president and CEO of the Asia Society.^[4]